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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1811218" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Just a couple of caveats from someone who has had numerous issues with iTunes librarries:</p><p></p><p>1. <strong>Do not</strong> remove the lirary files, music, etc. from your MacBook Pro until you have had time to check and make sure everyting has been transferred intact. I had an issue recently where I was comparing the files in my iTunes library with the files in a backup copy. Over the last few years several folders that I thought had gotten copied / transferred properly were empty. The folders were itact but there were no files there. </p><p></p><p>2. After you transfer the files to an external drive and tell iTunes to use those files make sure that the hard drive is mounted (appears on the desktop) before you launch iTunes. If not iTunes will revert to looking in your user folder for the files and any new music added will end up there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1811218, member: 131855"] Just a couple of caveats from someone who has had numerous issues with iTunes librarries: 1. [B]Do not[/B] remove the lirary files, music, etc. from your MacBook Pro until you have had time to check and make sure everyting has been transferred intact. I had an issue recently where I was comparing the files in my iTunes library with the files in a backup copy. Over the last few years several folders that I thought had gotten copied / transferred properly were empty. The folders were itact but there were no files there. 2. After you transfer the files to an external drive and tell iTunes to use those files make sure that the hard drive is mounted (appears on the desktop) before you launch iTunes. If not iTunes will revert to looking in your user folder for the files and any new music added will end up there. [/QUOTE]
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